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Summary
In this unforgettable seventh book in the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Keeper of the Lost Cities series， Sophie must let the past and present blur together， because the deadliest secrets are always the ones that get erased。
Sophie Foster doesn’t know what—or whom—to believe。 And in a game with this many players， the worst mistake can be focusing on the wrong threat。
But when the Neverseen prove that Sophie’s far more vulnerable than she ever imagined， she realizes it’s time to change the rules。 Her powerful abilities can only protect her so far。 To face down ruthless enemies， she must learn to fight。
Unfortunately， battle training can’t help a beloved friend who’s facing a whole different danger—where the only solution involves one of the biggest risks Sophie and her friends have ever taken。 And the distraction might be exactly what the villains have been waiting for。
Sophie Foster doesn’t know what—or whom—to believe。 And in a game with this many players， the worst mistake can be focusing on the wrong threat。
But when the Neverseen prove that Sophie’s far more vulnerable than she ever imagined， she realizes it’s time to change the rules。 Her powerful abilities can only protect her so far。 To face down ruthless enemies， she must learn to fight。
Unfortunately， battle training can’t help a beloved friend who’s facing a whole different danger—where the only solution involves one of the biggest risks Sophie and her friends have ever taken。 And the distraction might be exactly what the villains have been waiting for。
Reviews
Mika
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3。5 but I'm going to be generous and round up // cw for end book spoilers and swearingThe dreaded day。。。 It arrives。。。 The day i can't give a Koltc book a five star rating。。。 Agony It's not that i disliked this book， it had some fun moments but！ This just book just wasn't it。 The plot felt veeerrryyyy slllooooowww。 The four hundred pages Sophie and Fitz spent in the hospital felt as though they were dragging on forever and got a little tedious， even if there were moments here and there that were 3。5 but I'm going to be generous and round up // cw for end book spoilers and swearingThe dreaded day。。。 It arrives。。。 The day i can't give a Koltc book a five star rating。。。 Agony It's not that i disliked this book， it had some fun moments but！ This just book just wasn't it。 The plot felt veeerrryyyy slllooooowww。 The four hundred pages Sophie and Fitz spent in the hospital felt as though they were dragging on forever and got a little tedious， even if there were moments here and there that were fun。 And God i don't care at ALL about the romance。 I'm never a proponent for it， unless I'm specifically reading romance， i just think it was really annoying to me。 I don't quite like Fitz， he's just really annoying to me and I really don't appreciate that Fitz turns to anger literally any time anything goes wrong for him。 He gets angry and cold and blames things on people than can't reasonably have known or people who didn't do anything wrong。 And FUCKING ALRIC OH MY GOD。 I spent the ENTIRE book hating the way Fitz reacted to him only to have that thrown back in my face because Fitz was fucking RIGHT。 Also end book spoilers， oh noooo， Sophie can't be matched I'm soooooo sad about that /s i don't think she should be with FitzAnyway， the other parts of the book were fine， but the bad ones lowered the rating 。。。more
farmgirlbookworm
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 850+ pages of what exactly lol？？ My new， hot take on this series is that it was a really good idea， but it wasn’t written the greatest。 I know a large part of that is the publishing company， deadlines， new writer， etc。 It’s just a little bit sad knowing that this story didn’t quite live up to its potential， in my observation。 A lotta drama in this book; emotional craziness， weird explanations， wildly spinning multiple plot points。 New characters， more insane world-building。 （also， sidenote， I WA 850+ pages of what exactly lol？？ My new， hot take on this series is that it was a really good idea， but it wasn’t written the greatest。 I know a large part of that is the publishing company， deadlines， new writer， etc。 It’s just a little bit sad knowing that this story didn’t quite live up to its potential， in my observation。 A lotta drama in this book; emotional craziness， weird explanations， wildly spinning multiple plot points。 New characters， more insane world-building。 （also， sidenote， I WANT MORE DEX， PLEASE。）Also I swear whoever proofreads these things is most definitely not a perfectionist （which comes in very handy with that job）。 First with “elvin，” and the other day my cousin pointed out to me that you don’t “inceive” a baby lol。 And the author seems to slipping with the specifics of telepathically monitored conversations between non-telepaths。 I read a section with Marella and Biana that appears to be them transmitting directly into each other’s minds。 Just seems like some rather important details that slipped through。。。And so Fitzphie begins。 And I hate every second of their stupid， homeschool-dating relationship。 Everything Fitz does literally makes me want to stab him。 And I know Legacy is just gonna be him yelling at Sophie about the matchmaking， and I just don’t wanna watch her put up with that toxic， angry， Gale energy， especially when she was her own personal-albeit more dramatic-Peeta Mellark。 。。。more
pri
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Okay I really hate this all cognate no secrets thing between fitz and Sophie。 And before I thought it was because I wanted her to be special or something but I just realized it’s because that seems like a toxic， abusive relationship。 He constantly demands that she should share everything with him and makes her feel guilty for not doing so。 And that’s kind of excused in the book as oh secrets hurt the cognate relationship。 But if she’s not comfortable enough to share them on her own then they sho Okay I really hate this all cognate no secrets thing between fitz and Sophie。 And before I thought it was because I wanted her to be special or something but I just realized it’s because that seems like a toxic， abusive relationship。 He constantly demands that she should share everything with him and makes her feel guilty for not doing so。 And that’s kind of excused in the book as oh secrets hurt the cognate relationship。 But if she’s not comfortable enough to share them on her own then they shouldn’t be cognates at all。 And especially not after he keeps bugging her about it。 I don’t like Fitz on his own either。 He’s too angry and lashes out at Sophie any time he gets hurt and always portrayed as the “perfect boy” when he’s not。 He does stuff for her like baking or whatever he did in book 6 making her feel like oh he cares so much about me。 That just feels like manipulation to make her feel obligated to him。 Keefe is kinda better now but before he also had all those issues where he’d just dump stuff on her and not trust her and just go off and do whatever he wanted。 Or whatever he felt was right without considering her。 Dex was the only nice option （presented in the book - I’d actually like to see something with Biana or Tam or Linh） and I hate that he was eliminated。 And seriously what’s up with Sophie and fitz calling on silveny when they want something from her and then forgetting about her the rest of the time。Spoiler:Hahahah nice， really great ending。 I truly hate Fitzphie and I hope it burns to ashes 。。。more
Henry Z F2
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SO many things happened in this book， so many changes and endings。 We finally got an end to the Sophie and Fitz storyline （or maybe a beginning （ ͡° ͜ʖ ͡°） ）， we found out about Alvar， and the shadow echos。 We also got a lot of beginnings， Tam， Marella and Fintan， e。t。c One thing that I particularly like is the ending， it ends on a comparatively un-important role， but Shannon makes it feel just at devastating。
Deja
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*3。5 stars ⭐️ This installment was extremely long despite the fact that nothing really happened。 It had it’s moments that were pretty good， but overall it’s a pretty weak installment。 I’m also rooting for a different ship to sail so that’s probably another reason why I found it underwhelming。
Ky Hays
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Wow。 I could write an essay about this book and I think I might just let’s start with Fitz。 Why is he so obsessed with getting a good match the elvin world as he knows it is crumbling so he must realize that having a good match isn’t as important as he thought it was。 He’s pressuring Sophie into something she doesn’t even want and for what？ Just so people don’t judge him？ People are going to judge him just because he’s a Vacker and their legacy is ruined now。 Then there’s Keefe。 Wow I mean readi Wow。 I could write an essay about this book and I think I might just let’s start with Fitz。 Why is he so obsessed with getting a good match the elvin world as he knows it is crumbling so he must realize that having a good match isn’t as important as he thought it was。 He’s pressuring Sophie into something she doesn’t even want and for what？ Just so people don’t judge him？ People are going to judge him just because he’s a Vacker and their legacy is ruined now。 Then there’s Keefe。 Wow I mean reading the chapter from his point of view was so illuminating。 I wasn’t 100% sure that he was into Sophie until he said he would wait for her and hope that things pan out for them but now that he said that I’m 10000% back on the Foster-Keefe Team！！！ I don’t get why Lady Gisela wants Tam to kill Keefe though。。。 makes no sense to me。 So then Tam！ Of all characters I hate him less but most of the time I just wish I knew what he was thinking。。。 he’s really mysterious which is a good character trait but I never understand him and why he acts the way he does。 Then Linh。 I hate her sm。 I think she should have been killed off right after she and Sophie and Keefe saved Atlantis（which was iconic btw）。 Also we get that Linh and Wylie are together but they’re such a bad couple。 Then there’s Dex。 I feel like he was barely a part of this book which was annoying bc I liked his character but after Sophie kissed him I guess that was to be expected。。。 Then there’s Biana and I like her as a side character but I feel like we don’t know enough about her character。 She’s convenient in fights because she’s a vanisher but other than that what’s the purpose of her character？ Now Marella is just the bane of my existence。 She does nothing and she’s so self righteous but she has nothing to be proud of and she’s ALWAYS salty towards Sophie but for no reason and when she was like ‘i wanna fight’ I was fuming she doesn’t need to learn to defend herself because nobody cares enough about her to actually attack her。 She just likes feeling important and like she’s part of the group and yeah I just hate her。 Ro is obviously still my favorite body guard and her dynamic with Keefe is just AMAZING。 The Neverseen always seems to know exaclty what Sophie is transmitting to her friends and this just pisses me off so bad。 Like how are they so far ahead of the Black Swan。 Now Sophie has made some pretty bad decisions in this book。 First of all she knocked out Sandor， Fitz and Grizel with her inflicting just because she didn’t think to open her eyes to see what was actually happening。 Then the majority of the book took place in Elwin’s healing center and while I love Elwin and how he doesn’t understand what Fitzphie is and all the jokes about it， the healing center scenes were still a bit slow。 I mean when Keefe was teaching Sophie skills that was useful and actually interesting but then basically after Fitz woke up it was just mushy Fitzphie stuff which i’m not here for at all！ What really annoys me is how little the Black swan does。 Like they set up security whenever they think something bad is going to happen but that’s all they do。 They leave everything else up to a bunch of teenagers which is just stupid。 I mean they’re teenagers for heavens sakes。 More importantly， the Neverseen always says that the Black Swan is predictable but the Neverseen is SOO much more predictable。 You KNOW that if there’s one big thing going on there’s at least two side things going on and you know they’re going to show up with Ruy and probably Umber。 The only reason that the Neverseen is winning is because when Sophie inflicts they see that and prepare for it next time but the Black Swan only prepares for things they think might happen not things they know will happen like RUY TRAPPING EVERYONE IN A FORCE FIELD！！！ Also I hope Sophie has another power because right now all her powers suck。 Her telepathy is basically no good without Fitz and even with him they can barely read anyone’s mind。 Her inflicting is sloppy at best and she uses it at the worst possible times tol。 Her enhancing only helps other and does nothing for herself and her polyglot ability barely ever comes in handy。 She could have had water or fire powers？？ I’d even be okay with her being a vanisher or a shade but she’s the main character！ Give us something good。 Even tho I was very harshly critical of this book I cannot wait to read the next one！！！ 。。。more
Sarah
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The first in the series that really fell flat for me。 The romance plot line of these is really picking up which usually I’m all for。 The characters have gotten older so it makes sense they’re thinking more about dating each other as all giant friend groups are destined to do， but I didn’t like it here。 I would’ve liked to see them spend more time saving the world than hearing Sophie’s interior monologue about her love triangle。 With that being said there have been some good romance lines and I t The first in the series that really fell flat for me。 The romance plot line of these is really picking up which usually I’m all for。 The characters have gotten older so it makes sense they’re thinking more about dating each other as all giant friend groups are destined to do， but I didn’t like it here。 I would’ve liked to see them spend more time saving the world than hearing Sophie’s interior monologue about her love triangle。 With that being said there have been some good romance lines and I think Keefe should still be her pick but let’s see。 Also my favorite character is no longer Keefe but rather the Pegasus unicorn combo。 Mind you that horse’s favorite character is Keefe so I haven’t strayed too far。 This book really gets the 3 star because it was just kind of boring。 Early on they get into a big battle and are severely injured。 We then spend I don’t even know how many chapters just in the school clinic watching them recover。 It was boring and allowed way too much time to ruminate on the love triangle。 At what age should kids start reading books with love triangles？ Twilight is the first standout for me and I think that was about 11。 For some reason that now feels too young to me which is hypocritical maybe？ I don’t know comment below your ideal love triangle reading entrance age。 。。。more
Gourica
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Rating - 3。5。 This is the 7th book in Keeper of the Lost Cities and I don't have much to say about this book。 The plot was little to the good side。 This book is about how Sophie and her friends try to thwart the plans of their enemies - because we can't let the villain win， right？ This book opened with a battle （a really good one in my opinion） which was different and had my interest。 But after that it was。。。boring。 It was boring to read the part after that。 And the ending was again on a cl Rating - 3。5。 This is the 7th book in Keeper of the Lost Cities and I don't have much to say about this book。 The plot was little to the good side。 This book is about how Sophie and her friends try to thwart the plans of their enemies - because we can't let the villain win， right？ This book opened with a battle （a really good one in my opinion） which was different and had my interest。 But after that it was。。。boring。 It was boring to read the part after that。 And the ending was again on a cliffhanger （literally authors must make us suffer every time） but it was good at the last part。 The characters were no different from usual。 So again。。。not much to say about it The writing was where I had a little problem。 So many repetitions。 So many ellipses。 So so many similar phrases every time。 Like "Sophie had already many theories running in her mind but she wasn't prepared for that"。 So many Ands。 "And she thought about the monster。 And her sister's panicked screams。 And all the other voices haunting her nightmares。 And she took the sedative。" It was really， really unnecessary。 Others included the repetitions such as okay， right etc。 Me being someone who doesn't really care about such things and it still annoyed me says something。 The pacing of this book was irregular。 At first it was okay， then very slow， and then suddenly very fast that you didn't even notice when the book got over。 So this book was only good at the best。 Not one of my favourites from the series。 It still had some sweet and good moments and that made it better。 。。。more
Malu Gomes
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not enough keefe
Melissa Taylor
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Seriously。。？ I honestly wouldn't still be reading if I hadn't already purchased the books。 But at there was some progress on the Triangle。 These books are maddening！！ Maybe Sophie will snatch her entire eyelids bald and make it more interesting soon。 But what I really wanna know is how everyone is just okay with Fitz being such a douche？！ He's got a horrible temper and takes it out on everyone around him， even NoEyelashSophie。 Seriously。。？ I honestly wouldn't still be reading if I hadn't already purchased the books。 But at there was some progress on the Triangle。 These books are maddening！！ Maybe Sophie will snatch her entire eyelids bald and make it more interesting soon。 But what I really wanna know is how everyone is just okay with Fitz being such a douche？！ He's got a horrible temper and takes it out on everyone around him， even NoEyelashSophie。 。。。more
Dave Rench
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Yup。 Same song， different verse。
Ashley Nuckles
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Half of this 800 page book Sophie and Fitz were in a bed so。。。。no thanks lol （still love the series though！）
Tayla Williams
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 *my kindle says this book is 611 pages， so that’s what i’m going off of[START REVIEW PLEASE]guess who just finished flashback （for the second time because i forgot i already read it）？？？？？yes， it’s me。and i just want to say。。。what？ why？ when （i say this review has spoilers i mean it）let’s do a recap， yes？ ok300 pages of sophie and fitz being injured and in the healing center？ yes （and i assume this is to set up them finally doing the admission of mutual attraction thing （as i do enjoy calling it） *my kindle says this book is 611 pages， so that’s what i’m going off of[START REVIEW PLEASE]guess who just finished flashback （for the second time because i forgot i already read it）？？？？？yes， it’s me。and i just want to say。。。what？ why？ when （i say this review has spoilers i mean it）let’s do a recap， yes？ ok300 pages of sophie and fitz being injured and in the healing center？ yes （and i assume this is to set up them finally doing the admission of mutual attraction thing （as i do enjoy calling it） later in the book， but。。。dude there have been 6 previous books setting that up。 and i know that this part also sets up a few （like， one） other plot points， but like （a） it barely did that and （b） 300 pages is half the book where N O T H I N G happens。 it is for the most part very boring）after this， 50-100 pages of。。。training。 wow。 now that’s exciting stuff。 we learn a little bit about the trolls， and sophie gets alliance proposal from them。 which is far less exciting then it sounds。and then， uh， we actually do things。 sort of？ not really。 there’s some stuff that happens， but sophie doesn’t *do* anything， really。 she has no agency， which i really really hate in most protagonists and sophie is not an exception。basically the horse is ready to give birth。 it doesn’t go well because she has twins and so to save the horse babies sophie agrees to the troll alliance。 and said troll alliance goes nowhere for the rest of the book。then we get to the climax， sort of， where they fight at everglen and big troll secret and the “Vacker legacy” is exposed。。。one of the Vackers lied a lot。 is that it？ like is that what caused Alvar to join the neverseen？ i’m confused man because that very underwhelmingalso， tam unwillingly joins the neverseen at the very end out of literally nowhere， fitz and sophie get together （not at the end and not really） and because we love ending on cliffhangers， here’s the final line:Sophie Elizabeth Foster is Unmatchable。 yes。 yes。 really？i cannot express in this review just how。。。boring， underwhelming， generally lame this book is。 like， every other page there’s some big， dramatic statement。 here， example: Fitz had almost kissed her。 And he’d told her he wanted to find her name on his match lists。 And she’d told him she’d liked him forever。 And he’d been so helpful and amazing ever since。 But 。 。 。 none of that actually meant they were dating。 and: Showering had always been a way to center herself。 A way to regroup and start again。 “They didn’t break me，” she said again。 “They’ll never break me。” She wasn’t the weak， predictable girl the Neverseen thought she was。 She was Sophie Foster。 She was the moonlark。 And starting tomorrow， she was learning to fight back。 i highlighted about 50 of these， but i definitely missed a great deal of them。 so。it’s just。。。like， everything is so drawn out and this book could’ve been like 200 or 300 pages shorter。my biggest problem with this book is that i feel that there was no point to it。 - did anything happen？ i mean， technically yes， but it certainly doesn’t feel that way。 - did anything change？ sure， tam is part of the neverseen now， but he has been so minor a character that it doesn’t really matter。 fitz and sophie know each other’s feelings， but it doesn’t matter because it doesn’t go anywhere。 other than that。。。there are so many characters at this point that if character relationships change it’s barely noticeable and though sophie is technically allied with the trolls it feels so small and irrelevant （having been barely dealt with in the story） that it is irrelevant。 - basically while i guess things did change it doesn’t feel like anything changed in any important ways。 and not because the changes were subtle and clever。 because they were delivered badly and/or irrelevantso。。。why did i give this book 2 stars？ well， because i did laugh at that one line。 so， i mean。（that one line）: “You do，” Magnate Leto agreed。 “And I found an entire room filled with recordings of speeches from the Ancient Councillors that I think you’ll find particularly enjoyable。” Ro grabbed Keefe’s arm and hauled him toward the door。 “We’re going to your session， and you’re acing that test and taking lots of notes or I will hang a banner in the middle of this campus—and we both know what I will have that banner say！” “Bo and Ro 4 Eva？” Keefe guessed， because he clearly had a death wish。 sorry for the long and rambling review thank you[END REVIEW （finally）] 。。。more
AlliGrace Story
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maybe 3。75。 i still really enjoyed it， but it was slow/repetitive in some places
Marla 🥴 Ellis
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Okay， Here we go。 Im going to start out with this by saying I am upset， and happy， and sad and frustrating and everything else。 Before reading I looked into everyone else's reviews to see what I was getting into and I will say not a lot of people liked this one as much as the other ones and I don't necessarily blame them， it wasn't as action packed or exiting， save for the end， and there was barely any Keefe， he showed up what， 5 times？ Yes， that was a little disappointing but since we got the s Okay， Here we go。 Im going to start out with this by saying I am upset， and happy， and sad and frustrating and everything else。 Before reading I looked into everyone else's reviews to see what I was getting into and I will say not a lot of people liked this one as much as the other ones and I don't necessarily blame them， it wasn't as action packed or exiting， save for the end， and there was barely any Keefe， he showed up what， 5 times？ Yes， that was a little disappointing but since we got the small snippet of Keefe talking with Alden before the beginning part of Flashback， I am not THAT unhappy。 We're gonna start of with the easiest thing to talk about and save the best for last。 The begging， wow！ Thats a way to start out， and I'm fairly impressed， it was a good way to get a wake up call。 I do have to say the Neverseen are very calculated and have amazing plans and that's probably why its sorta impossible to beat them。 Silveny's baby almost died。 Yeah that happened as well as。。。 Twins！ I gotta say I'm exited for that， and the big fight at the end with the weird creature things in the spooky out house， alright then。 I will say Fitz is getting very serial-killerish。 I mean what？ You're telling me that Sophie is not scared of him by the end。 I mean look at Keefe， do you see how gentle and amazing he is with Sophie， He genuinely cares for her and is so careful and safe with her。 Fitz is not it。 He was willing to MURDER HIS BROTHER！！！！ and then afterward traps in in some boiling hot， drowning goo and he goes "Yeah that was， fun， glad I did that！" Like seriously？ He is so toxic and kinda manipulative， if you see close enough。 Yeah， Sophie didn't sit next to him at lunch， and then he goes out acting all sad and pouty because she didn't， really？ And then she wants to talk to Keefe alone， and he goes off， isn't that a Bright red flag。 Trust me I could go on and on about how Fitz is cranky， selfish has anger issues and is toxic。 I REALLY can't see Sophie having a good happy relationship with him。 Also I gotta say Sophie is kinda blind when it comes to literally seeing that KEEFE HAS FEELINGS FOR HER！！！！！ But maybe Fitz will turn away because she is unmatchable and Keefe will come comfort her and then the rest will be history， I don't know， we'll see， we'll hope。 Until next time。。 。。。more
Clarissa Bush
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THAT ENDING sjsbbdrjekjsnsnfkdkshsbbsnxnjxjfndbbsbsbd I’m reading Legacy the moment I finish the Keefe story-（I can’t imagine what it would be like to wait a year for Legacy to come out 😳—I heard UNLOCKED has a cliffhanger so I’m prepared。。。 mostly。 Only 6 months till book 9！）
Arozic
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Amazing like always， but I noticed some flaws。 The main understanding of the story is interesting but I got sort of bored when I read the *middle part*。 Anyway， just because I found the middle part boring doesn't mean the whole book is bad。 It is an amazing book。 Amazing like always， but I noticed some flaws。 The main understanding of the story is interesting but I got sort of bored when I read the *middle part*。 Anyway， just because I found the middle part boring doesn't mean the whole book is bad。 It is an amazing book。 。。。more
Denali Christianson
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As usual， Shannon Messenger has brought the meaning of frustratingly perfect to a whole new level。 If I have to watch the Neverseen be unpredictable one more time。。。 *grinds teeth* I WANT ANSWERS！！！！！！！There was so much about this book that was good！ To begin with， the writing was engaging as always。 It flowed nicely and had the perfect little edge of sarcasm。 The dialogue is so realistic that it kinda gives author-me chills。 I was definitely firmly engaged throughout the entire book and had to As usual， Shannon Messenger has brought the meaning of frustratingly perfect to a whole new level。 If I have to watch the Neverseen be unpredictable one more time。。。 *grinds teeth* I WANT ANSWERS！！！！！！！There was so much about this book that was good！ To begin with， the writing was engaging as always。 It flowed nicely and had the perfect little edge of sarcasm。 The dialogue is so realistic that it kinda gives author-me chills。 I was definitely firmly engaged throughout the entire book and had to force myself （it took LOTS of effort， trust me） to actually sleep at night instead of speed-reading to see how it ended （and jsyk it ended frustratingly - but that's normal。 Cliffhangers。 Mwa-ha-ha-ha-ha） I digress。 The plot was solid and Messenger did a wonderful job of not giving me enough clues to figure out what was happening。 That made me veeery happy。 （and also really mad） The character development stayed consistent with previous books and was pretty impressive， actually。 I know Sophie and her friends way better after reading this book than I did before。 All of that praise given， there were just a few cons that I should mention because obviously this is supposed to be a book review and not a rave party。 They weren't enough to lower the rating， but they're also important。 The first one was that less happened。 The book is the same length as all the others， but I felt like we spent much more time in one place with no answers instead of moving around with no answers。 Which was maddening。 And the other is much more significant to me: that is the idea put forth vaguely in this book that darkness is somehow stronger than light。 What with references to Shadowflux and "embrace the darkness" and "the darkness is better than the light，" I was thoroughly nauseated by the end。 Now I know those things were coming from the enemy side， but still。 It definitely bothered me， especially since I'm a Christian and worship the Creator of light。。。 Other than those two cons， though， I was very impressed with this seventh installment of the KOTLC series！ PS: Kudos to you if you actually read all that - sorry it was so long！ 🥴 。。。more
Michael
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Alright， this book NEEDS to be read by EVERY SINGLE PERSON on this planet。 I LOVED THIS BOOK SO MUCH！！！
Kat
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 No no no no no。 This is NOT what's meant to happen。 Sophie is supposed to end up with Keefe！！！ I mean， Fitz is sorta sweet， but Keefe has gone through so much that he deserves to have one good thing happen to him。The hospital visit I thought really dragged out to long， though Keefe training Sophie was really cool。（is it just me， or does anyone really want someone to die for real？ Like how many people have been resurrected so far？） No no no no no。 This is NOT what's meant to happen。 Sophie is supposed to end up with Keefe！！！ I mean， Fitz is sorta sweet， but Keefe has gone through so much that he deserves to have one good thing happen to him。The hospital visit I thought really dragged out to long， though Keefe training Sophie was really cool。（is it just me， or does anyone really want someone to die for real？ Like how many people have been resurrected so far？） 。。。more
Josie
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*4。5I feel like this one was darker than the other ones。 But that did not stop me from loving it！ P。S。 Team Foster-Keefe forever
Sanexiah
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It hurts me to say this but this was pretty boring lmfao
Evan
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i mean if you wanna read like 650 pages of some kids sitting in a hospital room go ahead。 its 848 pages though so there's still like 198 pages of actual stuff？ i guess？ i mean if you wanna read like 650 pages of some kids sitting in a hospital room go ahead。 its 848 pages though so there's still like 198 pages of actual stuff？ i guess？ 。。。more
Mary Peyton
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4。25
Annacora
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I am so done with this series， but I can’t seem to avoid reading when a new book comes out。
Lilah Zarwan
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This book was awesome。 Team Foster-Keefe！
Abby
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Well that was something。。。this book was not as bad as I thought it would be， but it still wasn't my favorite thing ever。 I feel that Shannon is making this series waaaaaaaayyyy longer than it needs to be。 It really felt like every chapter just introduced a new conflict of some sort。 So at this point there is just so much going on that I have no idea were this series will end off with。 But again， it wasn't the worst book ever :） Well that was something。。。this book was not as bad as I thought it would be， but it still wasn't my favorite thing ever。 I feel that Shannon is making this series waaaaaaaayyyy longer than it needs to be。 It really felt like every chapter just introduced a new conflict of some sort。 So at this point there is just so much going on that I have no idea were this series will end off with。 But again， it wasn't the worst book ever :） 。。。more
Gwendoline
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I liked the general story line， but my god was this book looooonnng！ Nothing really happens during a good two hundred pages， and there wasn't anything really exciting in the rest of the book， especially for the seventh book in the series。。。 I missed the secondary characters， there was too much， for my taste， of Sophie/Fitz/Keefe "love triangle"。 I hope the next book has more relevant stuff happening！ I liked the general story line， but my god was this book looooonnng！ Nothing really happens during a good two hundred pages， and there wasn't anything really exciting in the rest of the book， especially for the seventh book in the series。。。 I missed the secondary characters， there was too much， for my taste， of Sophie/Fitz/Keefe "love triangle"。 I hope the next book has more relevant stuff happening！ 。。。more
Sofija
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Basically no plot and not enough Keefe
Mandy
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4-4。5 stars I’m really impressed with how solid this series is！ Parts of this book felt a lot slower than the previous installments， and there were moments when I got a little annoyed with the romance and love triangle （？？？） - BUT I do appreciate how it hasn’t been the main focus in the story。 There were some darker moments in this book， and for the most part I didn’t see the twists coming。 Another semi-cliff hanger ending， and I’m anxious to see where the next book takes us—what will be reveale 4-4。5 stars I’m really impressed with how solid this series is！ Parts of this book felt a lot slower than the previous installments， and there were moments when I got a little annoyed with the romance and love triangle （？？？） - BUT I do appreciate how it hasn’t been the main focus in the story。 There were some darker moments in this book， and for the most part I didn’t see the twists coming。 Another semi-cliff hanger ending， and I’m anxious to see where the next book takes us—what will be revealed？？？ I have some guesses :） 。。。more
Reference
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hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=Flashback&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,Flashback&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0